Touch bar and mobile terminal apparatus

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a touch bar and a mobile terminal apparatus. An interface module of the touch bar is connected to a touch panel; the interface module is connected in a matching manner to an interface on the mobile terminal; the touch panel is configured to sense a touch operation, generate a corresponding sensing signal, and transmit it to a processor in the mobile terminal by using the interface module, so that the processor controls the mobile terminal according to the sensing signal and content currently displayed on a display interface of the mobile terminal. Functions such as flicking a browser page up and down, turning pages of an ebook, and adjusting volume are implemented effectively; the operability is enhanced, and the user experience is prevented from being affected because the screen is blocked due to a tap operation or flick operation, improving the user experience effectively.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mobile terminal apparatus, comprising:
 a touch bar and a mobile terminal,   wherein the mobile terminal comprises a display interface configured to display content on the display interface, a processor, and a terminal interface;   wherein the touch bar comprises an interface module and a touch panel, the interface module being connected to the touch panel; the touch bar installed on a side of the mobile terminal, the touch panel covers a part of the surface of the side of the mobile terminal;   the terminal interface being connected to the interface module, where the interface module matches the terminal interface;   the touch panel is configured to sense a touch operation of a user on the touch panel and generate a corresponding sensing signal and is configured to transmit the sensing signal to the processor by using the interface module and the terminal interface; and   the processor is configured to control the mobile terminal according to the sensing signal and content currently displayed on the display interface of the mobile terminal.   
     
     
         2 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the interface module is a universal serial bus USB interface or a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter UART interface. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the touch panel is a touch sensor. 
     
     
         4 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the interface module is connected to the terminal interface in a pluggable way. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the touch operation is a tap operation or a flick operation. 
     
     
         6 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensing signal comprises position information and direction information;
 the processor is configured to determine the touch operation performed by the user according to the position information and the direction information, and control a page displayed on a browser of the display interface to flick up, or control the page on the browser of the display interface to flick down, or control the display interface to display a previous page of a document, or control the display interface to display a next page of the document according to the touch operation performed by the user and the content currently displayed on the display interface, wherein the position information is used to describe a position area of the touch operation of the user on the touch panel, and the direction information is used to describe a direction of the touch operation of the user on the touch panel.   
     
     
         7 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the mobile terminal further comprises:
 a sound module configured to transmit sound to be heard by the user; and   the processor is further configured to control the sound module to increase volume, or control the sound module to decrease volume according to the touch operation performed by the user and the content currently displayed on the display interface.   
     
     
         8 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the mobile terminal is a tablet computer or a mobile phone. 
     
     
         9 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the display interface of the mobile terminal is a touch screen, and further configured to sense an input signal on the touch screen. 
     
     
         10 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the side of the mobile terminal is the face adjacent to the face which the display interface is set on. 
     
     
         11 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the interface module is located on the back of the touch panel. 
     
     
         12 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the interface module is located on the central area of the back of the touch panel. 
     
     
         13 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the interface module of the touch bar protrudes from the surface of the back of the touch panel. 
     
     
         14 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the touch bar installed on an upper part of the side of the mobile terminal. 
     
     
         15 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the touch bar installed on an upper part of a left side of the mobile terminal. 
     
     
         16 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the interface module of the touch bar is embed in the terminal interface, the touch panel of the touch bar protrudes from the side of the mobile terminal. 
     
     
         17 . The mobile terminal apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein there is a gap between the touch panel and the surface of the side of the mobile terminal. 
     
     
         18 . A touch bar, comprising:
 an interface module and a touch panel, the interface module being connected to the touch panel, the interface module is located on the back of the touch panel;   wherein the interface module is a universal serial bus USB interface or a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter UART interface; and   the touch panel is configured to sense a touch operation of a user on the touch panel, generate a corresponding sensing signal, and transmit the sensing signal by using the interface module.   
     
     
         19 . The touch bar according to  claim 18 , wherein the touch panel is a touch sensor. 
     
     
         20 . The touch bar according to  claim 18 , wherein the touch operation is a tap operation or a flick operation. 
     
     
         21 . The touch bar according to  claim 18 , wherein the interface module is further configured to connect a matching interface on a mobile terminal; and
 the touch panel is further configured to transmit the sensing signal to a processor in the mobile terminal by using the interface module, so that the processor controls the mobile terminal according to the sensing signal and content currently displayed on a display interface of the mobile terminal.   
     
     
         22 . The touch bar according to  claim 18 , wherein the interface module is located on the central area of the back of the touch panel. 
     
     
         23 . The touch bar according to  claim 18 , wherein the interface module protrudes from the surface of the back of the touch panel.